About Rose Francis Foundation
The Rose Francis Foundation concentrates its giving in the Minneapolis area on organizations that deliver services to children and families and strengthen community resources. It makes relatively large, unrestricted grants to a small number of repeat grantees, suggesting trust-based, general operating support rather than project-specific funding. The foundation’s portfolio balances direct service/education programs with civic or community-focused initiatives.
Focus Areas
Early childhood and family support programs (home visiting, parenting services)Local education and youth development initiatives in MinneapolisCommunity philanthropy / civic capacity-building organizations
Who They Fund
not specified
Giving Approach
Concentrated, trust-based giving: a small number of sizable, unrestricted grants repeated across multiple years to the same organizations rather than many one-off or program-specific awards.
Funding Style
unrestricted supportgeneral operating support
About Rose Francis Foundation
Rose Francis Foundation’s giving is anchored by repeated unrestricted support to Minneapolis organizations serving children, families, and community needs. One of the clearest signals in the recent record is a sequence of larger grants to Ready Set Smile and Way to Grow, both based in Minneapolis, alongside continued support for Constellation Fund and Cookie Cart. That pattern points to a funder that favors trusted local partners and funds them in ways that can cover core expenses rather than narrowly defined projects. The foundation’s recent portfolio also reaches into youth development, housing, arts, food access, and civic capacity. Grants to Hospitality House Youth Development, Alliance Housing, Walker Arts Center, Second Harvest Heartland, and Banyan Foundation show a mix of direct service and community infrastructure. Several recipients appear in multiple years, which suggests ongoing relationships rather than one-time awards. Across the record, Rose Francis Foundation gives relatively few grants with amounts that are often in the five-figure range, and the foundation’s support is overwhelmingly concentrated in Minnesota. The result is a local grantmaking profile centered on Minneapolis-based organizations with broad service roles in the community.
What Rose Francis Foundation Funds
In early childhood and family support, Rose Francis Foundation gave $50,000 to Way to Grow in 2025 for an unrestricted charitable grant, and $45,000 in 2024 for the same purpose. It also supported Ready Set Smile with $71,166 in 2025 and $35,000 in 2024, both unrestricted charitable grants. For youth development, the foundation awarded Hospitality House Youth Development $10,000 in 2025 as an unrestricted charitable grant, following similar support in 2024 and 2023. In community philanthropy and civic capacity-building, Constellation Fund received $25,000 in 2025 and $25,000 in 2024 as unrestricted charitable grants, after a $25,000 general operating grant in 2023. The foundation also supported food access and housing-related work through grants to Second Harvest Heartland and Alliance Housing, indicating an interest in basic-needs infrastructure as part of its local portfolio.
How Rose Francis Foundation Gives
Typical grant size is $2,620 at the 25th percentile, $10,000 at the median, and $15,000 at the 75th percentile. That distribution sits alongside a handful of larger unrestricted awards, which suggests a mix of core support grants and smaller institutional gifts. The record shows recurring support over multiple years for several recipients, including Way to Grow, Ready Set Smile, Constellation Fund, Cookie Cart, Hospitality House Youth Development, Second Harvest Heartland, and Banyan Foundation. Grant descriptions alternate between unrestricted charitable grant and general operating, reinforcing a pattern of flexible support rather than project-specific funding. The foundation funds organizations, not individuals, and the data does not indicate an application process.
Financial Snapshot
Annual Giving
$241K
Total Assets
$1.2M
Total Revenue
$151K
Total Expenses
$256K
Typical Grant Size
Most grants fall between $3K and $15K, with a median of $10K.
25th Percentile
$3K
Median
$10K
75th Percentile
$15K
Geographic Reach
Local6 states funded
Funding intensity
LowHigh
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